1st Test Border Gavaskar Trophy November 22-26 1350hrs @ Perth Stadium

[Bletch]

Timely ton from Hunt, second of the Shield season, but still Shield average of 32 isn't a lot to commend him for a test role.

 

[the_interloper]

Imagine appealing like that for the most obvious not out of all time

Could have been bat before wicket I guess

 

[Malifice]

Just made me check the weather forecast....haha.

5% chance of rain for the rest of the Test. Winviz is relying alot on that 5%...haha

Im sitting here in Perth, and it's not going to rain.




Windy today but there isnt a drop in the sky.

The winviz algorithm must be thinking its Lunch on day 5 or something, but even then the draw would be 50 percent at best at 5 down.

 

[Richard Pryor]

Feel like say Pontings decline versus what we currently see from Smith is an interesting comparison. Stats don't tell the full story or maybe I just remember Ponting through rose coloured eyes.

Feel like he looked capable still of having a good day , obviously didn't make as many runs but wasn't until the last tests v South Africa he looked complete dog shit. Smith to me just looks at sea and struggles to do anything most innings. Though he then pulls out a 90 odd or what have you , but really needs the other end held up while he gets going.

Maybe that's just bullshit, but he just looks to my naked eye to be at a point of no return. Felt like Ponting gave a bit of hope and then of course had a good summer under Clarke v India .

He was at least getting runs for Tassie when down a level

Ponting had better fundamentals to fall back on when his eye and reflexes started to go. Also Ponting had more talent around him in the batting lineup so from a psychological point of view was less exposed.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Yeah, that's a chance

 

[Bletch]

Feel like say Pontings decline versus what we currently see from Smith is an interesting comparison. Stats don't tell the full story or maybe I just remember Ponting through rose coloured eyes.

Feel like he looked capable still of having a good day , obviously didn't make as many runs but wasn't until the last tests v South Africa he looked complete dog shit. Smith to me just looks at sea and struggles to do anything most innings. Though he then pulls out a 90 odd or what have you , but really needs the other end held up while he gets going.

Maybe that's just bullshit, but he just looks to my naked eye to be at a point of no return. Felt like Ponting gave a bit of hope and then of course had a good summer under Clarke v India .

He was at least getting runs for Tassie when down a level

Time catches up to them all. However, what the likes of Greg Chappell, Steve Waugh, Ponting had on their side was a solid technique to fall back on when the eye started to fail. Smith doesn't have that, which is why his decline may come faster than those others. Same with Marnus.

Uzzy has a better technique, but he's nearly 38. Waugh and Border both played till 38, but neither made 39. And Uzzy isn't either of those players - and he's an opener.

It's a tough road ahead for the test side.

 

[dogs105]

That's a dollar

 

[Jimthegreat]

2006/07 had

Langer. 36
Hayden. 35
Ponting 32
Martyn 35
Hussey. 31
Clarke 25
Gilchrist. 35
Warne 37
Clark 31
Lee 30
McGrath 37


And we were cooked in the late 2000s/early 2010s.

4 of them retired during and after that series and we at least in form. Current one we will have to chisel out or they won't go. Hayden tried to go on and his form just crashed.

 

[dogs105]

Oh dear

 

[Gough]

Trav's percentage of the teams total is starting to put him in decent company in the Bannerman record.

 

[dogs105]

4 of them retired during and after that series and we at least in form. Current one we will have to chisel out or they won't go. Hayden tried to go on and his form just crashed.

Still had a few bad years when they left too

 

[SC_Power]

Previously an Australia A, made a century on tour to SL?
Shield player of the year 2 seasons back.
A big ton at the Gabba plus 2 fifties last 4 matches this season
Knows how to bat long
Is an opener

Won’t pick him this summer I know, but I reckon he’s one that wouldn’t be phased by Test Cricket.

Henry Hunt tons up.
232 deliveries. After SA were 4-31 v WA.

 

[Saint12]

He’s actually neither

Reckon you've got to accept the cheating accusation to be fair

 

[k31th]

how Head didn't chop that back on... lol

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Cop that!

 

[k31th]

Trav's percentage of the teams total is starting to put him in decent company in the Bannerman record.

MMarsh will scupper that, the way he's going

 

[the_interloper]

Agreeing with the commentators for once, Marsh and Head the best to watch in our side currently (not much competition though ha ha)

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

That ball is 34 overs old and the gold writing is still very visible.

What have they done to them?

 

[Gough]

MMarsh will scupper that, the way he's going

I was just thinking that.

 

[Bletch]

Target now under 400. Woo-hoo.

 

[NSWCROW]

....and Mitchy's just gone ****en BANG !

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

108m long six.

 

[hawkman]

Under 400

 

[ABAB]

The 2 batsmen who had horrible preparation getting valuable time in the middle, top 4 still a major concern. If it can't be solved or minimise then we will be done 5-0.

 

[Jimthegreat]

dunno what forecast you are looking at.

BOM is showing doughnuts chance of rain

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Weatherzone. I have a feeling the 5% chance of rain when you scroll along the line must be generic as it was showing pretty sunny. BOM has 0% of rain.